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31st Annual Grammy Awards
31st Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 22, 1989
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Billy Crystal
Most awards	Bobby McFerrin (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

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The 31st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 22, 1989, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.^[1]^[2]

Album of the Year went to George Michael for Faith, and Song of the Year went to Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy".

Presenters

The Manhattan Transfer - Best Pop Vocal Performance Female
Vanessa Williams & Huey Lewis - Best Pop Vocal Performance Duo or Group
Kool Moe Dee & Karyn White - Best R&B Vocal Performance Male
Steve Winwood & Randy Travis - Best New Artist
Ruben Blades - Best Mexican American Performance
Henry Mancini & Olivia Newton-John - Song of the Year
Jody Watley & Michael Hutchence - Best Rock Vocal Performance Female
Quincy Jones & Gloria Estefan - Album of the Year
Lita Ford & Alice Cooper - Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Natalie Cole & David Sanborn - Best Jazz Vocal Performance Male
Herb Alpert & Teddy Pendergrass - Record of the Year

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Whitney Houston	"One Moment in Time"
The Manhattan Transfer	"She's the Most"
Luther Vandross	"She Won't Talk to Me"
Sinéad O'Connor	"Mandinka"
Linda Ronstadt	"Rogaciano El Huapanguero"
Bobby McFerrin & Billy Crystal	A capella and jokes
Melissa Etheridge	"Bring Me Some Water"
Dan Seals	"Addicted"
K. T. Oslin	"Hold Me"
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	"She's Hot to Go"
Buck Owens & Dwight Yoakam	"Streets of Bakersfield"
Take 6	"If We Ever Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now)"
Ronald Winans Family & Friends Choir	"Gotta Keep Dancin'"
Toni Childs	"Don't Walk Away"
Leontyne Price	"Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" (from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini)
Dizzy Gillespie
Sarah Vaughan	"So Many Stars"
Metallica	"One"
Itzhak Perlman
Tracy Chapman	"Fast Car"

Award winners

Record of the Year

Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Album of the Year

George Michael (producer & artist) for Faith

Song of the Year

Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Best New Artist

Tracy Chapman

Blues

Music video

Best Concept Music Video
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jay Levey (director), Susan Zwerman (producer) for Fat
Best Performance Music Video
- U2, Meiert Avis (director), Ben Dossett, Michael Hamlyn (producers) for Where The Streets Have No Name

New Age

Best New Age Performance
- Shadowfax for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village (Band members: Charles Bisharat, Chuck Greenberg, David Lewis, Phil Maggini, Stuart Nevitt, G. E. Stinson).

Packaging and notes

Best Album Package
- Bill Johnson (art director) for Tired of Runnin' performed by The O'Kanes
Best Album Notes
- Anthony DeCurtis (notes writer) for Crossroads performed by Eric Clapton

Polka

Best Polka Recording
- Jimmy Sturr for Born to Polka

Pop

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Tom Lord-Alge (engineer) for Roll With It performed by Steve Winwood
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses
Producer of the Year, (Non-Classical)
- Neil Dorfsman
Classical Producer of the Year
- Robert Woods

R&B

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Anita Baker for "Giving You the Best That I Got"
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Terence Trent D'Arby for Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Gladys Knight & the Pips for "Love Overboard"
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- Chick Corea for "Light Years"
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Anita Baker, Randy Holland & Skip Scarborough (songwriters) for "Giving You the Best That I Got" performed by Anita Baker

Rap

Best Rap Performance

"Parents Just Don't Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
"Supersonic" – J. J. Fad
"Wild Wild West" – Kool Moe Dee
"Going Back to Cali" – LL Cool J
"Push It" – Salt-n-Pepa

Reggae

Best Reggae Recording
- Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers for Conscious Party

Rock

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
- Tina Turner for Tina Live in Europe
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
- Robert Palmer for "Simply Irresistible"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- U2 for "Desire"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- Carlos Santana for Blues for Salvador
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental
- Jethro Tull for Crest of a Knave

Spoken

Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
- Jesse Jackson for Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson

Trivia

The Rap Field was added to the Grammy Awards in 1989.
Sinéad O'Connor painted the logo of the hip hop group Public Enemy on her head to protest the first-ever Best Rap Performance award being conferred off-screen.^[3]
The Best Metal/Hard Rock award was also added this year, and Jethro Tull infamously won the award over the heavily favored Metallica.

References

^ "Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 23 February 1989. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "1988 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
^ McCabe, Allyson (26 July 2023). "When America Met Sinéad O'Connor". Vulture. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023.

[1] "Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 23 February 1989. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[2] "1988 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

[3] McCabe, Allyson (26 July 2023). "When America Met Sinéad O'Connor". Vulture. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023.

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+| most_awards = [[Bobby McFerrin]] (4)
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 | previous = [[30th Annual Grammy Awards|30th]]
 | main     = [[Grammy&nbsp;Award]]s
 | next     = [[32nd Annual Grammy Awards|32nd]]
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-The '''31st Annual Grammy Awards''' were held on February 22, 1989, at [[Shrine Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles]]. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uX5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6833,5860898&dq=grammy&hl=en|title=Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners|date=23 February 1989|publisher=The Milwaukee Sentinel|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1988&genre=All|title=1988 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref>
+The '''31st Annual Grammy Awards''' were held on February 22, 1989, at [[Shrine Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles]]. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/logansport-pharos-tribune-grammys-31st/152232949/|title=Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners|date=23 February 1989|publisher=Logansport Pharos-Tribune|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1988&genre=All|title=1988 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>
 Album of the Year went to [[George Michael]] for ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'', and Song of the Year went to [[Bobby McFerrin]] for "[[Don't Worry, Be Happy]]".
+==Presenters==
+* [[The Manhattan Transfer]] - Best Pop Vocal Performance Female
+* [[Vanessa Williams]] & [[Huey Lewis]] - Best Pop Vocal Performance Duo or Group
+* [[Kool Moe Dee]] & [[Karyn White]] - Best R&B Vocal Performance Male
+* [[Steve Winwood]] & [[Randy Travis]] - Best New Artist
+* [[Ruben Blades]] - Best Mexican American Performance
+* [[Henry Mancini]] & [[Olivia Newton-John]] - Song of the Year
+* [[Jody Watley]] & [[Michael Hutchence]] - Best Rock Vocal Performance Female
+* [[Quincy Jones]] & [[Gloria Estefan]] - Album of the Year
+* [[Lita Ford]] & [[Alice Cooper]] - Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
+* [[Natalie Cole]] & [[David Sanborn]] - Best Jazz Vocal Performance Male
+* [[Herb Alpert]] & [[Teddy Pendergrass]] - Record of the Year
+==Performers==
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Artist(s)
+! scope="col" | Song(s)
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Whitney Houston]]
+| "[[One Moment in Time]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[The Manhattan Transfer]]
+| "She's the Most"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Luther Vandross]]
+| "[[She Won't Talk to Me]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Sinéad O'Connor]]
+| "[[Mandinka (song)|Mandinka]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Linda Ronstadt]]
+| "Rogaciano El Huapanguero"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Bobby McFerrin]] & [[Billy Crystal]]
+| A capella and jokes
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Melissa Etheridge]]
+| "[[Bring Me Some Water]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Dan Seals]]
+| "[[Addicted (Cheryl Wheeler song)|Addicted]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[K. T. Oslin]]
+| "[[Hold Me (K. T. Oslin song)|Hold Me]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Lyle Lovett and His Large Band]]
+| "She's Hot to Go"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Buck Owens]] & [[Dwight Yoakam]]
+| "[[Streets of Bakersfield]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Take 6]]
+| "If We Ever Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now)"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Ronald Winans]] Family & Friends Choir
+| "Gotta Keep Dancin'"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Toni Childs]]
+| "[[Don't Walk Away (Toni Childs song)|Don't Walk Away]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Leontyne Price]]
+| "Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" (from ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' by [[Giacomo Puccini]])
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Dizzy Gillespie]]
+|
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Sarah Vaughan]]
+| "So Many Stars"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Metallica]]
+| "[[One (Metallica song)|One]]"
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Itzhak Perlman]]
+|
+|-
+| scope="row" | [[Tracy Chapman]]
+| "[[Fast Car]]"
+|}
 ==Award winners==
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 **[[Emerson Buckley]] (conductor), [[Luciano Pavarotti]] & the [[Symphony Orchestra of Amelia Romangna]] for ''Luciano Pavarotti in Concert''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording|Best Opera Recording]]
-**[[Christopher Raeburn]] (producer), [[Georg Solti]] (conductor), [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]], [[Siegmund Nimsgern]], [[Jessye Norman]], [[Eva Randová]], [[Hans Sotin]], & the [[Vienna State Opera Orchestra]] for ''[[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]: Lohengrin ''
+**[[Christopher Raeburn (producer)|Christopher Raeburn]] (producer), [[Georg Solti]] (conductor), [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]], [[Siegmund Nimsgern]], [[Jessye Norman]], [[Eva Randová]], [[Hans Sotin]], & the [[Vienna State Opera Orchestra]] for ''[[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]: Lohengrin ''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance|Best Choral Performance (other than opera)]]
 **[[Robert Shaw (conductor)|Robert Shaw]] (conductor) & the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra|Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus]] for ''[[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]: Requiem & Operatic Choruses ''
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 ===Composing and arranging===
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition|Best Instrumental Composition]]
-**[[Danny Elfman]] (composer) for  "The ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]] Theme"
+**[[Mike Post]] (composer) for "The Theme from ''[[L.A. Law]]''"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]]
 **[[Phil Collins]] and [[Lamont Dozier]] (songwriters) for "[[Two Hearts (Phil Collins song)|Two Hearts]]" performed by Phil Collins
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television]]
-**[[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], [[Cong Su]], and [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] (composers) for ''[[The Last Emperor]]''
+**[[David Byrne]], [[Cong Su]], and [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] (composers) for ''[[The Last Emperor]]''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Best Arrangement on an Instrumental]]
 **[[Roger Kellaway]] (arranger) for "Memos From Paradise" performed by [[Eddie Daniels]]
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)|Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)]]
-**[[Jonathan Tunick]] (arranger) for "No One Is Alone" performed by [[Cleo Laine]]
+**[[Jonathan Tunick]] (arranger) for "[[No One Is Alone (song)|No One Is Alone]]" performed by [[Cleo Laine]]
 ===Country===
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|Best Country Vocal Performance, Female]]
-**[[K.T. Oslin]] for "Hold Me"
+**[[K.T. Oslin]] for "[[Hold Me (K. T. Oslin song)|Hold Me]]"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|Best Country Vocal Performance, Male]]
 **[[Randy Travis]] for ''[[Old 8x10]]''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
-**[[The Judds]] for "Give a Little Love"
+**[[The Judds]] for "[[Give a Little Love (The Judds song)|Give a Little Love]]"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|Best Country Vocal Collaboration]]
-** [[k.d. lang]] & [[Roy Orbison]] for "Crying"
+** [[k.d. lang]] & [[Roy Orbison]] for "[[Crying (Roy Orbison song)|Crying]]"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)]]
 **[[Asleep at the Wheel]] for "Sugarfoot Rag"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]]
-**[[K.T. Oslin]] (songwriter) for "Hold Me"
+**[[K.T. Oslin]] (songwriter) for "[[Hold Me (K. T. Oslin song)|Hold Me]]"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album|Best Bluegrass Recording (vocal or instrumental)]]
 **[[Bill Monroe]] for ''[[Southern Flavor]]''
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 **[[The Winans]] for ''The Winans Live at Carnegie Hall''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female|Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female]]
-**[[Aretha Franklin]] for ''One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism''
+**[[Aretha Franklin]] for ''[[One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism]]''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male|Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male]]
 **[[BeBe Winans]] for "Abundant Life"
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 ===Historical===
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Historical Album|Best Historical Album]]
-**[[Bill Levenson]] (producer) for ''Crossroads'' performed by [[Eric Clapton]]
+**[[Bill Levenson]] (producer) for ''[[Crossroads (Eric Clapton album)|Crossroads]]'' performed by [[Eric Clapton]]
 ===Jazz===
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 ** [[Betty Carter]] for ''[[Look What I Got!]]''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male|Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male]]
-** [[Bobby McFerrin]] for ''Brothers''
+** [[Bobby McFerrin]] for "Brothers"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group|Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group]]
 ** [[Take 6]] for "Spread Love"
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 ** [[Gil Evans]] for ''[[Bud and Bird]]'' performed by Gil Evans & the Monday Night Orchestra
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance|Best Jazz Fusion Performance]]
-** [[Yellowjackets]] for ''Politics''
+** [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]] for ''Politics''
 ===Latin===
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 **[[Rubén Blades]] for ''Antecedente''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album|Best Mexican-American Performance]]
-**[[Linda Ronstadt]] for ''Canciones de Mi Padre''
+**[[Linda Ronstadt]] for ''[[Canciones de Mi Padre]]''
 ===Musical show===
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album|Best Musical Cast Show Album]]
-**[[Stephen Sondheim]] (composer & lyricist), [[Jay David Saks]] (producer), & various artists for ''Into the Woods''
+**[[Stephen Sondheim]] (composer & lyricist), [[Jay David Saks]] (producer), & various artists for ''[[Into the Woods]]''
 ===Music video===
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 ** Bill Johnson (art director) for ''Tired of Runnin' '' performed by [[The O'Kanes]]
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Album Notes|Best Album Notes]]
-** [[Anthony DeCurtis]] (notes writer) for ''Crossroads'' performed by [[Eric Clapton]]
+** [[Anthony DeCurtis]] (notes writer) for ''[[Crossroads (Eric Clapton album)|Crossroads]]'' performed by [[Eric Clapton]]
 ===Polka===
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 **[[Anita Baker]] for "[[Giving You the Best That I Got (song)|Giving You the Best That I Got]]"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male]]
-**[[Sananda Maitreya|Terence Trent D'Arby]] for ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby''
+**[[Terence Trent D'Arby]] for ''[[Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby]]''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
-**[[Gladys Knight]] & [[The Pips]] for "Love Overboard"
+**[[Gladys Knight & the Pips]] for "Love Overboard"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance|Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)]]
 **[[Chick Corea]] for "Light Years"
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 **[[Tina Turner]] for ''Tina Live in Europe''
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male]]
-**[[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]] for "Simply Irresistible"
+**[[Robert Palmer]] for "Simply Irresistible"
 *[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
 **[[U2]] for "Desire"
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 ==Trivia==
-*The Rap Field was added to the Grammy Awards in 1989.
+* The Rap Field was added to the Grammy Awards in 1989.
+* Sinéad O'Connor painted the logo of the hip hop group [[Public Enemy]] on her head to protest the first-ever Best Rap Performance award being conferred off-screen.<ref>{{cite web |author=McCabe |first=Allyson |date=26 July 2023 |title=When America Met Sinéad O'Connor |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/sinead-oconnor-nothing-compares-grammys.html |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-status=live |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801210649/https://www.vulture.com/article/sinead-oconnor-nothing-compares-grammys.html}}</ref>
+* The Best Metal/Hard Rock award was also added this year, and Jethro Tull infamously won the award over the heavily favored Metallica.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:1989 in American music]]
 [[Category:1989 awards in the United States|Grammy]]
-[[Category:February 1989 events]]
+[[Category:February 1989 events in the United States]]

v t e Grammy Awards
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Special awards	Legend Award Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Special Merit/Technical Grammy Award Hall of Fame MusiCares Person of the Year
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